You cannot be on campus with them. This helps you cover what matters from home.
The College Parent Safety Assessment™ Plus is a focused 18-scenario interactive assessment for parents of college students. It puts you in realistic scenarios and asks what you would do, covering the family side of campus safety: the safety conversation, getting ready for move-in, campus resources you should know, communication plans, and what to ask before problems start.
Includes:
- 18 realistic scenario questions
- Personalized overall score
- Category-by-category results across six safety areas
- Your strengths and your priority areas
- Clear, doable recommendations
- Downloadable results you can keep
How it works: This is a service product, not a download. After checkout, you will receive an email with your private access password. Enter it on the assessment page to unlock your questions. Each password is single-use and tied to your order.
Disclaimer: The information provided by SafeMind Living is for educational and informational purposes only. SafeMind Living LLC does not provide professional security, legal, medical, clinical, or emergency advice. Safety habits can reduce risk, but responsibility for criminal behavior always stays with the offender. For emergencies, call 911.
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The expanded version of the parent assessment, for families who want the full picture.
The College Parent Safety Assessment™ Pro is a 40-scenario interactive assessment for parents of college students. It covers more ground with more scenarios in every category: the safety conversation, getting ready for move-in, campus resources, communication plans, and the questions that matter most. More scenarios means sharper results and a fuller action plan for your family.
Includes:
- 40 realistic scenario questions
- Personalized overall score
- Category-by-category results across six safety areas
- Your strengths and your priority areas, ranked
- Clear, doable recommendations with a fuller action plan
- Downloadable results you can keep
How it works: This is a service product, not a download. After checkout, you will receive an email with your private access password. Enter it on the assessment page to unlock your questions. Each password is single-use and tied to your order.
Disclaimer: The information provided by SafeMind Living is for educational and informational purposes only. SafeMind Living LLC does not provide professional security, legal, medical, clinical, or emergency advice. Safety habits can reduce risk, but responsibility for criminal behavior always stays with the offender. For emergencies, call 911.
Smart Choices. Safer Living.™
Want to be Crime Wise? Follow SafeMind Living™.
A focused 18-question college safety assessment designed for parents and students preparing for campus life.
Review everyday habits and decisions across key areas including housing, transportation, routines, communication, digital exposure, and personal safety.
Includes:
• 18-question interactive assessment
• Personalized overall results
• Category-by-category results
• Strengths and priority areas
• Practical recommendations
• Downloadable results
This assessment supports informed decisions and risk reduction. It does not predict or guarantee safety or assign responsibility to victims. Responsibility for crime belongs to the person who commits it.
Smart Choices. Safer Living.™
A personalized 40-question college safety assessment designed for parents and students preparing for campus life.
Review key areas including housing, transportation, routines, digital exposure, communication, situational decision-making, and everyday safety habits.
Includes:
• 40-question interactive assessment
• Personalized overall results
• Category-by-category results
• Strengths and priority areas
• Personalized action plan
• Downloadable results
This assessment supports informed decisions and risk reduction. It does not predict or guarantee safety or assign responsibility to victims. Responsibility for crime belongs to the person who commits it.
Smart Choices. Safer Living.™
Starting college is an exciting transition, but students and families may also have new safety concerns. The College Safety Starter Kit offers reminders to help students build safer habits on campus and in residence halls, and is a starting point for conversations about safety.
This downloadable guide covers:
Personal safety when walking alone
Safer practices for social gatherings
Dorm and residence hall security
Fire safety basics
Roommate safety agreements
Online security and phishing awareness
Device protection and privacy settings
Emergency contacts and campus alerts
Suggestions for assembling an emergency kit
Key takeaways for students and parents
One downloadable PDF
Four pages
US Letter portrait format
Suitable for digital reading or printing
Designed for students, parents, and families preparing for college
This resource was created by the founder of SafeMind Living, whose experience surviving a random violent crime led to her commitment to safety education, risk reduction, and helping others make safer choices.
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This guide provides general educational information and is not a substitute for official campus policies, emergency services, or professional advice. Students should become familiar with their own college or university’s safety procedures and available resources.
Move-in day is loud, exciting, and a little overwhelming. The Move-In Safety Guide is a short, practical walkthrough of the small habits that make a dorm room or first apartment feel safe from day one. Read it once before you pack. Keep it on your phone after that.
This 2-page mini book from SafeMind Living™ covers five areas:
- Before you pack: who gets your new address and move-in date, saving campus security's non-emergency number, photographing your IDs, and sharing your driving route if you travel alone.
- Setting up your room: testing the door lock on day one, a flashlight or battery you can find in the dark, fire exits, ground-floor window latches, and keeping your RA's number where you will see it.
- Meeting your roommate: guest policies, a lock-up system for when the last person leaves, shared emergency contacts, and a code word that means "come back now."
- Campus basics for week one: the well-lit walking path, safe walk or escort programs, blue light emergency phones, and campus alert texts.
- A simple nightly checklist: door locked, phone charged, someone knows your plan, valuables out of sight from the window.
Perfect for incoming freshmen, transfer students, first-time renters, and parents who want to send their student off prepared. This is not about worst-case scenarios. It is about building a few habits early so the rest of the year feels easier.
What you get:
- 2-page printable PDF mini book, written in plain language
- 5 sections: packing prep, room setup, roommate conversation, campus basics, nightly checklist
How it works: This is a digital download. No physical item will be shipped. You will receive a download link immediately after checkout.
Disclaimer: For informational and educational purposes only. SafeMind Living™ does not provide therapy, counseling, medical, or legal advice. For immediate danger or crisis support, call 911 or 988.
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That first phone call from campus sets the tone for the whole semester. The First Call Home is a short guide for parents who want to talk about safety without turning every conversation into a lecture. It is built around a simple idea: your student will hear you better if they feel heard first.
This PDF guide from SafeMind Living™ covers five areas:
- Five questions worth asking: The conversation starters that open doors instead of shutting them. What a typical evening looks like, who they would call at 2 AM, how the campus alert system works, what their roommate situation really looks like, and what "I feel safe" means to them.
- Listening without lecturing: How to react when the answer worries you. The difference between "be careful" and "tell me more about that." Why calm curiosity gets you more information than rules ever will.
- The topics that matter most: Locking up, late nights, rideshares, drinking, and trusting instincts. A plain-language way to raise each one without a speech.
- Building a family safety plan together: Shared location settings, the family check-in rhythm, emergency contacts beyond mom and dad, and what to do if a call goes unanswered.
- When to call the school: Who to contact on campus if you are genuinely worried, and how FERPA works in plain English.
Perfect for parents of incoming freshmen, empty nesters, and families who want safety to be an ongoing conversation, not a one-time talk.
What you get:
- Printable PDF guide, written in plain language
- 5 sections: five questions, listening skills, key topics, family safety plan, contacting the school
How it works: This is a digital download. No physical item will be shipped. You will receive a download link immediately after checkout.
Disclaimer: For informational and educational purposes only. SafeMind Living™ does not provide therapy, counseling, medical, or legal advice. For immediate danger or crisis support, call 911 or 988.
Smart Choices. Safer Living.™
Want to be Crime Wise? Follow SafeMind Living™.
3 guides for college families, in 1 download.
Inside the bundle:
- The Move-In Safety Guide, $2.99 on its own. Room setup, roommate basics, campus habits, and a nightly checklist.
- Walking Alone, Smart, $2.99 on its own. Habits for walks, rideshares, and late rides, plus a digital checklist.
- The First Call Home, $2.99 on its own. 5 questions for parents, the topics that matter, and a family safety plan.
Bought on their own: $8.97. Bundle: $6.99. You save $1.98.
How it works: digital download. 3 PDFs in 1 ZIP file. Your download link arrives right after checkout. No physical item ships.
Disclaimer: For informational and educational purposes only. SafeMind Living™ does not provide therapy, counseling, medical, or legal advice. For immediate danger or crisis support, call 911 or 988.
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